22 septembre 2022
23 septembre 2022
14:00 - 17:15 (CEST)
Online Conference
Online workshop, September 22-23, 2022
Hoover Chair for Economic and Social Ethics, UCLouvain
‘No-plane’ workshop
Organized by Axel Gosseries & Pierre André
Free but registration required (contact: pi.andre@uclouvain.be)
In 2020, the number of climate cases had nearly doubled in three years, with approximately 1 550 cases across 38 countries, among which landmark cases targeting states (Urgenda v. Netherlands) and corporations (Milieudefensie et al. v. Royal Dutch Shell). Although this gave rise to a growing body of legal literature, climate litigation also raises important yet underdeveloped issues for legal and political philosophy. The latter are the focus of this conference, both in terms of democratic theory and from the angle of the theory of justice.
Day 1: Thursday, September 22, 2022 – 14:00-17:15 CEST
Topic 1: Principles in climate litigation
14:00-14:45
Kian Mintz-Woo (University College of Cork)
Historical Responsibility for Climate Loss & Damage
14:45-15:30
Stephen Riley (University of Leicester)
Coherence in Climate Change Cases: Principles, Authority & the Limits of Obligation
15-minute break
Topic 2: Between national and global norms
15:45-16:30
Laura Garcia Portela (U. de Fribourg), Carlotta Garofalo (Uni Graz) & Santiago Truccone-Borgogno (Uni Graz), What Can National Courts Do for Climate Justice?
16:30-17:15
Marcos de Armenteras Cabot (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna)
Protecting a Global Common Good through National Litigation
Day 2: Friday, September 23, 2022 – 14:00-17:15 CEST
Topic 3: The separation of powers
14:00-14:45
Céline Romainville (UCLouvain)
Separation of Powers in Climate Litigation
14:45-15:30
Jasmina Nedevska (University of Uppsala)
Courts, Climate Change and Separation of Powers: Varieties in Dispute Resolution
15-minute break
15:45-16:30
Maria João Paixão (University of Coimbra)
Between Legality and Policy: The Last Frontier of State Climate Inaction
16:30-17:15
Gina Gioia (Università degli Studi della Tuscia)
Chasing Nuisance for an Injunction in Climate Litigation